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Poeciliopsis

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Poeciliopsis
Gila topminnow (P. occidentalis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae
Tribe: Heterandriini
Genus: Poeciliopsis
Regan, 1913
Type species
Poecilia presidionis

Poeciliopsis is a genus of poeciliid fishes that primarily are native to Mexico and Central America. The only exceptions are P. turrubarensis where the range extends into Colombia, and P. occidentalis where the range extends into Arizona and New Mexico.

Species

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There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Hybrid species

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Poeciliopsis monacha—occidentalis is a unisexual (all female) hybridogenic lineage. It is an ancient clonal lineage that appears to be more than 100,000 generations old.[3] The maternal ancestor was P. monacha and the paternal ancestor was P. occidentalis.

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Poeciliopsis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Poeciliopsis". FishBase. August 2012 version.
  3. ^ Quattro JM, Avise JC, Vrijenhoek RC (1992). "An ancient clonal lineage in the fish genus Poeciliopsis (Atheriniformes: Poeciliidae)". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89 (1): 348–52. Bibcode:1992PNAS...89..348Q. doi:10.1073/pnas.89.1.348. PMC 48234. PMID 11607248.